I wore the ocean in the shape of a girl : a memoir / Kelle Groom.
I wore the ocean in the shape of a girl : a memoir / Kelle Groom.
By
:
Groom, Kelle.
Publication Date
:
2011
Publication Information
:
New York : Free Press,
Edition
:
1st Free Press hardcover ed.
Physical Description
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x, 238 p.
Subject Term
:
Poets, American -- 21st century -- Biography.
Grief -- Biography.
Alcoholism -- Biography.
Bibliography Note
:
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary
:
I Wore the Ocean in the Shape of a Girl explores the most painful aspects of Kelle’s addiction and loss with unflinching honesty and bold determination. Urgent and vital, exquisite and raw, her story is as much about maternal love as it is about survival, as much about acceptance as it is about forgiveness. Kelle’s longing for her son remains twenty-five years after his death. It is an ache intensified, as she lost him twice—first to adoption and then to cancer. In this inspiring portrait of redemption, Kelle charts the journey that led her to accept her addiction and grief and to learn how to live in the world.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9781451616682
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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Gander (GGR) | Adult NFic | Adult Non-Fiction | 811.6 G89 | Checked In |
Grand Falls-Windsor (CGF) Harmsworth | Adult NFic | Adult Non-Fiction | 811.6 G89 | Checked In |